Peter OesterlingResearch AssociateCryosphere Science and Human Development; Business Development

Peter Oesterling’s expertise is the intersecction of human populations with resource allocation, political institutions, and mountain ecosystems. His most recent research demonstrates how Peru’s trajectory in each lowland water consumption, economic development, and resource governance west of the Andes is incompatible with dwindling water resources resulting from anthropogenic climate change and rapid glacier recession. Peter completed his Master's Degree in International Development at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver in June 2015, with concentrations in Environmental Policy and Sustainable Development. Pete has also worked as a research assistant at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for International Futures, and studied Spanish and Political Science at the University of Kentucky. Peter’s interest in mountain environments was borne out of journeys to Alaska as a child with his father. He has since made multiple trips to the Peruvian Andes to explore and observe numerous mountain regions, including Cusco, Junín, and Ancash. Additional interests include trekking and skiing in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.